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name, title or affiliation, address, and 

daytime phone number. The DFO must 

receive written comments or statements 

submitted in response to the agenda set 

forth in this notice by Monday, February 

26, 2024, to be considered by the Board. 

The DFO will review all timely 

submitted written comments or 

statements with the Board Chair and 

ensure the comments are provided to all 

members of the Board before the 

meeting. Written comments or 

statements received after this date may 

not be provided to the Board until its 

next scheduled meeting. Please note 

that all submitted comments and 

statements will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available 

for public inspection, including, but not 

limited to, being posted on the Board’s 

website. 

Dated: February 13, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03365 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Business Board; Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting; 

Amendment 

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary 

of Defense, Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory 

committee meeting; amendment. 

SUMMARY: On Friday, January 19, 2024, 

the DoD published a notice announcing 

a partially closed meeting of the Defense 

Business Board (DBB) on February 6 

and 7, 2024. Subsequent to publication 

of the notice, DoD is making changes to 

the meeting agenda. The amended 

meeting agenda is included in this 

notice. 

DATES: Closed to the public February 6 

from 10:15 a.m. to 7:05 p.m. and on 

February 7 from 9:20 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. 

Open virtually to the public February 6 

from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and February 

7 from 10:20 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. All 

eastern standard time. 

ADDRESSES: The open and closed 

portions of the meeting will be in Room 

M2 of the Pentagon Library Conference 

Center and 4D880 in the Pentagon, 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cara Allison Marshall, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) of the Board in 

writing at Defense Business Board, 1155 

Defense Pentagon, Room 5B1088A, 

Washington, DC 20301–1155; or by 

email at cara.l.allisonmarshall.civ@

mail.mil; or by phone at 703–614–1834. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, 

United States Code (U.S.C.) (commonly 

known as the ‘‘Federal Advisory 

Committee Act’’ or ‘‘FACA’’), 5 U.S.C. 

552b (commonly known as the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’), 

and 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Due to circumstances beyond the 

control of the Department of Defense 

and Designated Federal Officer, the 

Defense Business Board was unable to 

provide public notification required by 

41 CFR 102–3.150(a) concerning its 

amended February 6–7, 2024 meeting 

notice. Accordingly, the Advisory 

Committee Management Officer for the 

Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.150(b), waives the 15- 

calendar day notification requirement. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The mission 

of the Board is to examine and advise 

the Secretary of Defense on overall DoD 

management and governance. The Board 

provides independent, strategic-level, 

private sector and academic advice and 

counsel on enterprise-wide business 

management approaches and best 

practices for business operations and 

achieving National Defense goals. 

Agenda: The Board will begin in open 

session on February 6 from 9 a.m. to 

10:15 a.m. The DFO will begin the open 

session followed by a welcome by Board 

Chair, Hon. Deborah James. The Board 

will receive a discussion on the Role of 

Private Industry and Business in the 

National Defense Industrial Strategy 

(NDIS) from Hon. Radha Iyengar Plumb, 

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition and Sustainment. The NDIS 

provides the strategic vision to 

coordinate actions and emphasizes four 

long-term strategic priorities: building 

resilient supply chains, securing 

workforce readiness, enabling flexible 

acquisition, and promoting economic 

deterrence. The discussion will focus on 

how business leaders can best support 

the NDIS and ways to overcome the 

obstacles to implementation. The DFO 

will adjourn the open session. The 

Board will reconvene in closed session 

on February 6 from 10:15 a.m. to 7:05 

p.m. The DFO will begin the closed 

session. The Board will receive a 

classified discussion on the DoD Audit 

and Incremental Progress from Hon. 

Michael McCord, Under Secretary of 

Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial 

Officer. This session will include an 

overview of the latest DoD Audit, 

progress to date, and the path forward. 

Discussion will include current 

obstacles and historic challenges to 

obtaining a clean audit. After a lunch 

break, the Board will receive a classified 

discussion on the State of the 

Workforce—Recruiting, Training, 

Retention, Obstacles, and Solutions 

from Chief Master Sergeant of the Air 

Force JoAnne Bass. The conversation is 

expected to delve into the multifaceted 

aspects of managing a contemporary 

workforce, addressing challenges in 

recruiting talent in the current 

environment, implementing effective 

training programs, and devising 

retention strategies. Discussion will 

focus on identifying obstacles such as 

changing workforce expectations, skill 

gaps to address future needs per the 

National Security Strategy (NSS); and 

exploring innovative solutions to foster 

a resilient and high-performing 

workforce. Following a short break, the 

Board will receive a classified 

discussion on DoD Industry 

Partnerships from Mr. Jedidiah P. Royal, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Indo-Pacific Security 

Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Policy. Mr. Royal will 

discuss his work with allies and 

partners in the Indo-Pacific region to 

obtain key capabilities for a future 

warfighter. Following, the Board will 

receive a classified discussion on 

Current Operations, Crisis Action 

Planning, and Adaptive Decision 

Making in Dynamic Environments from 

LTG Douglas A. Sims II, U.S. Army, 

Director for Operations, Joint Staff. This 

forum will explore the intersection of 

military operations and corporate crisis 

management, highlighting the parallels 

between the principles of current 

operations, crisis action planning, and 

adaptive decision-making in both 

contexts. Through this exploration, 

participants can gain valuable insights 

into proactive crisis management, 

strategic preparedness for ‘‘black swan’’ 

events, and the cultivation of an agile 

organizational culture that is capable of 

navigating complex and rapidly 

changing landscapes. The Board will 

transition to the Air Force Mess for their 

final closed session on February 6. The 

Board Chair, Hon Deborah James will 

provide remarks, followed by remarks 

from the Deputy Secretary, Hon. 

Kathleen Hicks. Next, the Board will 

hear a classified update from the 

Defense Advanced Research Projects 

Agency (DARPA) Director, Dr. Stefanie 

Tompkins. This discussion focuses on 

significant updates from DARPA in 

support of the NSS, how they have a 

different remit from the DoD, and what 

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imported to the rest of the DoD. The 

DFO will adjourn the closed session. 

The Board will begin in closed session 

on February 7 from 9:20 a.m. to 10:20 

a.m. in Room M2 of the Pentagon 

Library Conference Center. The DFO 

will begin the closed session followed 

by a welcome by Board Chair. The 

Board will receive a classified 

discussion on the ‘‘Replicator’’ Initiative 

from Hon. Kathleen Hicks, Deputy 

Secretary of Defense; Ms. Aditi Kumar, 

Deputy Director for Strategy, Policy, and 

National Security Partnerships at 

Defense Innovation Unit; and Ms. Joy 

Shanaberger, Senior Advisor to the 

Deputy Secretary of Defense. This 

discussion focuses on DoD’s initiative 

on meeting critical warfighter needs at 

speed and scale. The DFO will adjourn 

the closed session. The Board will 

reconvene in open session February 7 

from 10:20 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. The DFO 

will begin the public session followed 

by a discussion on Supply Chain Risk 

Management from Brigadier General 

Stephanie Howard, U.S. Army Reserve, 

Executive Director for Operational 

Contract Support, Office of the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

Sustainment. This segment will focus 

on supply chain risk management in the 

context of strategic competition, 

including how DoD can access and 

share information while protecting 

intellectual property. The discussion 

will focus on the experience of business 

leaders in managing similar challenges 

within large companies, and best 

practices for evaluating risks. The DFO 

will then adjourn the open session. The 

latest version of the agenda will be 

available on the DBBs website at: 

https://dbb.dod.afpims.mil/Meetings/ 

Meeting-February-2024/. 

Meeting Accessibility: In accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41 CFR 102– 

3.155, it is hereby determined that the 

February 6–7 meeting of the Board will 

include classified information and other 

matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) 

and that, accordingly, portions of the 

meeting will be closed to the public. 

This determination is based on the 

consideration that it is expected that 

discussions throughout the closed 

portions will involve classified matters 

of national security. Such classified 

material is so intertwined with the 

unclassified material that it cannot 

reasonably be segregated into separate 

discussions without defeating the 

effectiveness and meaning of these 

portions of the meeting. To permit these 

portions of the meeting to be open to the 

public would preclude discussion of 

such matters and would greatly 

diminish the ultimate utility of the 

Board’s findings and recommendations 

to the Secretary of Defense and the 

Deputy Secretary of Defense. Pursuant 

to 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(1) and 41 CFR 102– 

3.140, the portion of the meeting on 

February 7 from 9 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. is 

open to the public virtually. Persons 

desiring to attend the public sessions 

are required to register. To attend the 

public sessions, submit your name, 

affiliation/organization, telephone 

number, and email contact information 

to the Board at 

osd.pentagon.odam.mbx.defensebusiness-board@mail.mil. Requests to 

attend the public sessions must be 

received no later than 12 p.m. on 

Monday, February 5, 2024. Upon receipt 

of this information, the Board will 

provide further instructions for virtually 

attending the meeting. 

Written Comments and Statements: 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140 and 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) of the 

FACA, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

comments or statements to the Board in 

response to the stated agenda of the 

meeting or regarding the Board’s 

mission in general. Written comments 

or statements should be submitted to 

Ms. Cara Allison Marshall, the DFO, via 

electronic mail (the preferred mode of 

submission) at the address listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. Each page of the comment or 

statement must include the author’s 

name, title or affiliation, address, and 

daytime phone number. The DFO must 

receive written comments or statements 

submitted in response to the agenda set 

forth in this notice by 12 p.m. on 

Monday, February 5, 2024, to be 

considered by the Board. The DFO will 

review all timely submitted written 

comments or statements with the Board 

Chair and ensure the comments are 

provided to all members of the Board 

before the meeting. Written comments 

or statements received after this date 

may not be provided to the Board until 

its next scheduled meeting. Please note 

that all submitted comments and 

statements will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available 

for public inspection, including, but not 

limited to, being posted on the Board’s 

website. 

Dated: February 9, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03356 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0210] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Foreign Institution Reporting 

Requirements Under the CARES Act 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

new information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, (202) 377–4018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 


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